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shanghai

/ʃæŋhaɪ/

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verb
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
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"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

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impress

type of:
kidnap abduct snatch nobble
noun
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
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part of:
prc red china china cathay mainland china people's republic of china communist china

Examples of shanghai

"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"